Padma (politician)

Dr. Padma
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha[1]
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byM. Selvarasu
Succeeded byM. Selvarasu
ConstituencyNagapattinam
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2001
Preceded byDr.K.Gopal
Succeeded byC. K. Thamizharasan
ConstituencyNannilam
Personal details
Born (1945-01-05) 5 January 1945 (age 79)
Uppiliapuram, Trichinopoly District, Madras Presidency, India
Political partyIndian National Congress, Tamil Maanila Congress
SpouseC. Nammalvar (1966)
Alma materThanjavur Medical College
OccupationMedical practitioner, politician

Dr. Padma (born 5 January 1945 in Uppiliapuram, Trichinopoly District) is an Indian medical doctor and politician.[2] She is the daughter of M. Sengamalam, married C. Nammalvar in 1966.[2] She obtained a M.B.B.S. degree from Thanjavur Medical College.[2]

Career

Dr. Padma was the second woman to be elected to the Lok Sabha from the central districts of Tamil Nadu since Independence, when she won the Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency in 1991 elections.[3][4] She also won the Nannilam Assembly constituency seat as Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996.[5][6]


Elections contested

Lok Sabha Elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1991 Indian general election Nagapattinam INC Won 49.71 M. Selvarasu CPI 45.8

Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly Elections

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Nannilam TMC(M) Won 61.37 Dr.K.Gopal AIADMK 28.31

References

  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu Government Portal".
  2. ^ a b c C. K. Jain (1993). Women parliamentarians in India. Published for Lok Sabha Secretariat by Surjeet Publications. p. 756.
  3. ^ The Hindu. Only 2 women MPs from central districts
  4. ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1991 TO THE TENTH LOK SABHA – VOLUME I (NATIONAL AND STATE ABSTRACTS & DETAILED RESULTS) Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ^ The Hindu. Sulking senior TMC leaders given ticket[dead link‍]